expression / adverb:

• by day and night; day and night; round the clock

noun / ~する noun:

• document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.

noun:

• lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs

noun:

• political dynamics; dynamics of political forces; the balance of political power - four character idiom

ichidan verb:

• to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length - obscure term

noun:

• mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite - idiom ➜ 猫をかぶる【ねこをかぶる】

noun:

• luo han guo (Siraitia grosvenorii); herbaceous perennial vine native to China and Thailand; fruit of the Siraita grosvenorii

noun / ~する noun:

• prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees - four character idiom

adverb:

• for a moment; even as a joke; even in the slightest degree

noun:

• apomictic; of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis; related to reproduction without fertilization, meiosis or production of gametes, with the result that the seeds are genetically identical to the parent plant

noun:

• refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; breath of fresh air
• tonic; refreshing medicine

noun:

• Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)

noun:

• lower world; this world; the earth ➜ 上天

noun:

• spirit world; underworld; the next world

noun:

• one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended

noun:

• door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch

noun:

• namesake program; namesake show; TV or radio program named after the main performer or a sponsor

noun:

• standee (in a theatre); standing-room spectator; the gallery

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; to gather chestnuts from the fire [literal] - orig. from the fable The Monkey and the Cat by Jean de La Fontaine - idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof

noun:

• condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on ➜ 上目線

noun / ~する noun:

• breathing in (of a foreign body, food, etc.); pulmonary aspiration; mis-swallowing; swallowing down the wrong pipe - Medicine term

noun:

• station melody; departure melody; melody sounded on a station platform just before the doors of a train are closed

noun:

• Asteraceae; Compositae; family of flowering plants comprising the asters, daisies, sunflowers, etc. ➜ 菊